I want to make some noise about A Quiet Place: Day One. When the first A Quiet Place broke out in 2018, I fell in love with it quickly. Empowering to the Deaf Community and anchored by some stunning sound design, the film was a hit with audiences but I never believed that it needed a franchise….
No one can accuse Yorgos Lanthimos of playing it safe. Having created such films as The Lobster and Poor Things, the acclaimed writer/director is known for creating tales that challenge the viewers mind (and, sometimes, patience). With the release of Kinds of Kindness, Yorgos creates another visual puzzle box inside an enigmatic mystery. For him, there’s joy in the…
If a perverted cab driver offered to solve all of your problems on your ride home, would you let him? Daddio is a slow burn but it will take your stomach through every emotion known to mankind. Written and directed by Christy Hall, this drama follows a woman’s (Dakota Johnson) taxi ride to her New…
No need to be quiet about this next giveaway! Thanks to our friends at The TARO Group, we’re giving away 3 double run of engagement passes to see A Quiet Place: Day One at Cineplex! In A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE begins as New York City comes under attack from an alien invasion and a…
Directed by Jake Paltrow, June Zero begins with the news that Adolf Eichmann has been sentenced to death by an Israeli court. This is not, however, a film about Eichmann or his trial. Rather it is a set of three stories that are on the periphery of that historical event. The different stories remind us…
In his directorial debut, Dev Patel stars as Kid, a man making a living losing fights in an underground fight club under the alias ‘Monkey Man’. Kid suffers trauma from his childhood, having watched his mother die at the hands of a police chief, Rana Singh. Now an adult, he plots his revenge on the…
By Robert Bellissimo “Je, Tu, Il, Elle” was Chantal Akerman’s debut feature film from 1974. She co-wrote the script with Eric De Kuyper, and Paul Paquay. Chantal is also the star of the film, alongside Niels Arestrup, and Claire Wauthion. The film is about a young woman named Julie, (Chantal Akerman) and is told in…
The social politics of school has always been difficult to navigate… but Black Butler takes it to another level. Black Butler: Public School Arc reunites Ciel Phantomhive (Brina Palencia) and his demonic servant, Sebastian (Michael Tatum) as they infiltrate Weston College, Great Britain’s most prestigious public school. Tasked with uncovering why multiple students—including the son of the Queen’s…
Fledgling movie star? Check. Struggling local business owner? Check. Strained parent-child relationship? Check. A delightfully heartfelt movie about the fledgling movie star acting his way through a scenario to help the struggling business owner while navigating a strained relationship with his father? Also check. After blowing his first big gig, actor Erwin Vandeveer (Rudy Pankow)…
Dark Highway is one of the most terrifying films in recent memory. No, there’s no jump scares or demonic possessions. What makes Dark Highway so terrifying is that it exposes true evil. The type that really lurks in the shadows of our world, living in the shadows and staying out of sight. Directed by Anna Jane Edmonds, the…
